Đề ngữ pháp Toefl itp 2003-01

1._____crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is durable in a dry atmosphere.

2.By using their trunks, elephants can tell the shape of an object and _____ is rough or smooth, or hot or cold.

3.In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as _____ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry.

4.The Moon is much closer to Earth _____ is the Sun, and thus it had greater influence on the tides.

5.The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body, _____about three pounds.

6.Throughout history _____different representations for numbers and for the basic process of counting.

7.Democratic governments constantly face the problem of balancing _____ the individual with the needs of society.

8.Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states _____ the Constitution of the UnitedStates.

9.The chemical composition of sandstone is the same as _____

10.Hydrofoils can exceed 75 miles per hour, as compared with conventional watercraft, whose maximum speeds _____ approach 50 miles per hour.

11.It was novelist and poet _____ in 1968 founded Jackson State University’s Institute for the Study of the History, Life, and Culture of Black People.

12.Before the Europeans arrived, American Indians were using virgin copper _____ into ornaments, knives, and other artifacts.

13.In western North America, _____ form the Great Divide, which separates the areas from which waters flow either eastward to the Atlantic or westward to the Pacific.

14.Some ecologists believe _____ more than 50 percent of existing species will be lost in the next 100 years.

15.Almost _____ substances expand in volume when heated and contract when cooled.

16.A children’s librarian often conducts story hours and other activities to help children enjoy herself while developing an interest in reading and the library’s resources.

17.Titanium has the strength of steel but weighs half only as much, hence its advantage for use in aircraft.

18.Protective behaviors of amphibians include hiding in the presence of danger and having coloration such closely matching the environment that the animal is not obvious.

19.As the highest-paid star of the silent screen, earning a reputedly income of $20, 000 a week, Gloria Swanson epitomized the glamour of Hollywood in the 1920’s.

20.Candles may be made by repeatedly dipping wicks in tallow, by molding, nor by pouring melted wax over the wicks and rolling them into shape.

21.While models of automobiles date back as far as the late 1600’s, the 1880’s seen the first commercial interest in the vehicle.

22.The conceptual of musical harmony is generally traced to the ninth century because it is first mentioned in treatises of that period.

23.Paleontologists have examined fossil embryos and hatchlings from three type of duck-billed dinosaurs to figure out how they matured.

24.Lightning tends to strike the nearest good conductor, and hence often strikes in same place more than once.

25.When study different cultures and societies, anthropologists often focus on marriage as a contractual agreement between different parties.

26.The first piloted balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean took place at 1978.

27.The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth century strove to revitalizing handicrafts and applied arts during an era of increasing mass production.

28.When canned using proper methods, food suffers no loss in vitamins or another nutritive elements.

29.Heat exhaustion is causing by excessive loss of body fluids and body salts.

30.Primitive humans probably did not deliberately cook food until long after they had learned to use fire for light and warm.

31.The poor condition of prisoners are what concerned Dorothea Dix, an American social worker and director of a school in Boston.

32.Found in the shells of lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, glucosamine is also present in human cartilage, which covering the bones in joints.

33.Between 1871 until 1891, the population of Toronto more than tripled, increasing from 56,000 to 181,000.

34.In the nineteenth century, Montreal grew into an important transportation and industrial center, aided by its many natural resources and an abundant of hydroelectric power.

35.In the initial planning for theaters, auditoriums, but any room intended primarily for listening, acoustics is a major consideration.

36.The pulse that may be felt wherever an artery passes over a solid structure, such as a bone or cartilage.

37.Through his essays, poems, and lectures, Ralph Waldo Emerson established himself as a major thinker of his time and as a figure leading of American literature.

38.The “method”, which is both a style of acting a system of training for the actor, stresses inner motivation and psychological truth.

39.On September 6, 1996, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the United States government gives to civilian.

40.Basalt, which composes most of the ocean floor, is a dark-grey rock rich in iron and magnesium than most surface rocks.